GRE Word List
PHOENIX
a legendary bird which according to one account lived 500 years, burned itself to ashes on a pyre, and rose alive from the ashes to live another period
The meaning of the word phoenix is a legendary bird which according to one account lived 500 years, burned itself to ashes on a pyre, and rose alive from the ashes to live another period.
Random words
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| subaltern | particular with reference to a related universal proposition |
| interdict | a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical censure withdrawing most sacraments and Christian burial from a person or district |
| parasite | an organism living in, on, or with another organism in order to obtain nutrients, grow, or multiply often in a state that directly or indirectly harms the host (see host |
| usury | the lending of money with an interest charge for its use |
| patrician | a member of one of the original citizen families of ancient Rome |
| nectar | the drink of the Greek and Roman gods |
| sophistry | subtly deceptive reasoning or argumentation |
| braggadocio | empty boasting |
| destitute | lacking something needed or desirable |
| smirk | to smile in a smug or condescending way |